regional forums?

Geoff · 01-02-2008, 01:44 PM

Often we discuss topics that only affect a paticular LEA or region. For example, this post illustrates the issue perfectly.

Northants VLE Downtime

I think it would be a good idea to have forums for each area of the country (subject to demand of course). You've already began to implement this with the International forum. The idea just needs extending a little.

alan-d · 01-02-2008, 01:54 PM

This was suggested in the ancient past, but was never implemented.

However I agree it's time to revisit the concept

OutToLunch · 01-02-2008, 01:55 PM

Couldn't this be done via the "social groups" instead? Just join/create one for your area, and make any comments only relevant to that area there...

Geoff · 01-02-2008, 02:00 PM

There's no threading support in the social discussion page.

GrumbleDook · 01-02-2008, 02:08 PM

I wouldn't normally have posted things this way, I just needed to get some information out quickly to as many people as possible via a number of different methods ... this was just one of them.

As an LA we are trying to set up a regional communication model, but with a variety of success ... erm .. ok, with little success.

Regional forums are an idea, but it takes away from finding out what is going on in other areas ... and that is what the site is about really.

alan-d · 01-02-2008, 02:23 PM

OK - what about a regional noticeboard for LEAs and users to post to.

mark · 01-02-2008, 07:36 PM

I agree with GD in that I think people could seperate off into their area groups - start social links, discussions within the region group that then wouldn't extend into the wider community - so EG loses out.

And for that reason - I'm out!

Dos_Box · 03-02-2008, 07:44 AM

There were several quite valid reasons we did not do regional forums, and I shall list the ones I can remeber below:

It would possibly water down the content of the main forums
Some regional information should not be posted on an open internet forum
We would have had to create a seperate forum for almost every single LEA in the UK
And moderate them!

Whilst it does seem like a good idea it is quite unworkable in reality and I suspect that should any sensitive info leak out on one of the regional forums we would be open to leagal action.

russdev · 03-02-2008, 09:35 AM

An idea if concerns an la then tag the post with the la names?

SimpleSi · 03-02-2008, 11:24 AM

@russ
You'd should go to work in the diplomatic core - great idea

ZeroHour · 04-02-2008, 02:12 AM

Another option possibly could be the use of thread prefixing (like the site problems area) in certain forums.
Like tagging it would be searchable but also it could help users spot possible threads of interest. Not as closed off in the social sense, as forum for the region/la as well.
It cant really be a big list though, we dont want to water it down to far and it would be annoying as a user to have to hunt through a large list.
I was looking at possible ways of using thread prefixing in other forums as I personally like the idea of prefixing. Just my $0.02

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01-02-2008, 01:44 PM	#1
Geoff Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Fylde, Lancs, UK. Posts: 9,931 Thanks: 42 Thanked 230 Times in 209 Posts Blog Entries: 1 Rep Power: 67	regional forums? Often we discuss topics that only affect a paticular LEA or region. For example, this post illustrates the issue perfectly. Northants VLE Downtime I think it would be a good idea to have forums for each area of the country (subject to demand of course). You've already began to implement this with the International forum. The idea just needs extending a little.

03-02-2008, 07:44 AM	#8
Dos_Box Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Preston, Lancashire Posts: 3,702 Thanks: 7 Thanked 126 Times in 59 Posts Blog Entries: 6 Rep Power: 40	There were several quite valid reasons we did not do regional forums, and I shall list the ones I can remeber below: It would possibly water down the content of the main forums Some regional information should not be posted on an open internet forum We would have had to create a seperate forum for almost every single LEA in the UK And moderate them! Whilst it does seem like a good idea it is quite unworkable in reality and I suspect that should any sensitive info leak out on one of the regional forums we would be open to leagal action.

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01-02-2008, 01:54 PM	#2
alan-d Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sutton Coldfield Posts: 1,270 Thanks: 22 Thanked 14 Times in 14 Posts Rep Power: 12	This was suggested in the ancient past, but was never implemented. However I agree it's time to revisit the concept

01-02-2008, 01:55 PM	#3
OutToLunch Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 765 Thanks: 28 Thanked 63 Times in 56 Posts Rep Power: 22	Couldn't this be done via the "social groups" instead? Just join/create one for your area, and make any comments only relevant to that area there...

01-02-2008, 02:00 PM	#4
Geoff Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Fylde, Lancs, UK. Posts: 9,931 Thanks: 42 Thanked 230 Times in 209 Posts Blog Entries: 1 Rep Power: 67	There's no threading support in the social discussion page.

01-02-2008, 02:08 PM	#5
GrumbleDook Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Kettering, Northants Posts: 5,114 Thanks: 53 Thanked 206 Times in 110 Posts Blog Entries: 1 Rep Power: 55	I wouldn't normally have posted things this way, I just needed to get some information out quickly to as many people as possible via a number of different methods ... this was just one of them. As an LA we are trying to set up a regional communication model, but with a variety of success ... erm .. ok, with little success. Regional forums are an idea, but it takes away from finding out what is going on in other areas ... and that is what the site is about really.

01-02-2008, 02:23 PM	#6
alan-d Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sutton Coldfield Posts: 1,270 Thanks: 22 Thanked 14 Times in 14 Posts Rep Power: 12	OK - what about a regional noticeboard for LEAs and users to post to.

01-02-2008, 07:36 PM	#7
mark Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: x-communicated Posts: 3,676 Thanks: 37 Thanked 13 Times in 11 Posts Blog Entries: 2 Rep Power: 18	I agree with GD in that I think people could seperate off into their area groups - start social links, discussions within the region group that then wouldn't extend into the wider community - so EG loses out. And for that reason - I'm out!

03-02-2008, 09:35 AM	#9
russdev Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Leicestershire Posts: 5,221 Thanks: 34 Thanked 85 Times in 60 Posts Blog Entries: 1 Rep Power: 33	An idea if concerns an la then tag the post with the la names?

03-02-2008, 11:24 AM	#10
SimpleSi Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lancashire Posts: 1,447 Thanks: 55 Thanked 54 Times in 46 Posts Rep Power: 19	@russ You'd should go to work in the diplomatic core - great idea

04-02-2008, 02:12 AM	#11
ZeroHour Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland Posts: 2,012 Thanks: 104 Thanked 204 Times in 92 Posts Blog Entries: 1 Rep Power: 48	Another option possibly could be the use of thread prefixing (like the site problems area) in certain forums. Like tagging it would be searchable but also it could help users spot possible threads of interest. Not as closed off in the social sense, as forum for the region/la as well. It cant really be a big list though, we dont want to water it down to far and it would be annoying as a user to have to hunt through a large list. I was looking at possible ways of using thread prefixing in other forums as I personally like the idea of prefixing. Just my $0.02

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